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Will Rogers State Beach Surf Report, Los Angeles, CA
Will Rogers State Beach, Los Angeles, California: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 1 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 16 seconds from the southwest, with a 5 mph cross-shore wind from the east-southeast, gusting 10 mph. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.7 ft at 3:32 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 16 s · SW
- Wind
- 5 mph (ESE), gusts 10cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.5 ft fallinglow 0.7 ft at 3:32 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 72°F
- Sun
- rise 6:21 amset 4:55 pm
Will Rogers State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Will Rogers State Beach: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Will Rogers State Beach: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 6.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7.0 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 10 | 6.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Good | calm | 3.9 ft |
| 1 pmnow | 2 ft | Good | calm | 2.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 1.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 5.7 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 7.2 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 10 | 7.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 10 | 6.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 4.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | calm | 3.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 10 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.9 ft |
Will Rogers State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 pm, sets at Will Rogers State Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 6 s
- Lulls
- about 52 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 21% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Will Rogers State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Will Rogers State Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 3–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–4 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–4 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Will Rogers State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 16 s · SW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 15 s · SW | 5 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 10 | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 14 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · SW | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 7 mph onshore (SSW) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 10 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.8 ft · 15 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.6 ft · 16 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (N) | 8 mph onshore (SW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 7 s · WSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 15 mph offshore (N), gusts 21 | 17 mph offshore (N), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (N) | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Will Rogers State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Will Rogers State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Will Rogers State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.2 ft at 1:57 am, high 7.5 ft at 8:18 am, low 0.7 ft at 3:32 pm and high 5.2 ft at 9:57 pm. At 1 pm the tide is 2.5 ft and falling.
Will Rogers State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.2 ft at 1:57 amHigh 7.5 ft at 8:18 amLow 0.7 ft at 3:32 pmHigh 5.2 ft at 9:57 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:31 amHigh 7.4 ft at 8:46 amLow 0.6 ft at 4:04 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 10:30 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.6 ft at 2:55 amHigh 7.0 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.9 ft at 4:44 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:30 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.9 ft at 3:08 amHigh 6.9 ft at 9:45 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:27 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.5 ft at 12:35 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:32 amHigh 6.7 ft at 10:20 amLow 1.7 ft at 6:19 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.5 ft at 2:07 amLow 4.5 ft at 3:52 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.9 ft at 7:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.6 ft at 4:13 amLow 4.6 ft at 4:37 amHigh 5.8 ft at 11:48 amLow 1.9 ft at 8:15 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.8 ft at 4:34 amLow 4.7 ft at 7:36 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1 pmLow 2.0 ft at 9:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 5.1 ft at 4:53 amLow 4.4 ft at 9:52 amHigh 5.0 ft at 2:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Will Rogers State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Will Rogers State Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 72°F and a 5 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Will Rogers State Beach
- Sunset Point0.8 mi WNW · 2 ft · Good
- Sunset1.4 mi W · 2 ft · Good
- Santa Monica State Beach1.9 mi SE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Topanga2.5 mi W · 2 ft · Good
- Bay Street2.9 mi SE · 3 ft · Good
- Las Tunas / Chart House3.5 mi W · 2 ft · Fair
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About Will Rogers State Beach
Will Rogers State Beach is a beach break in Los Angeles County, California, facing south-southwest.
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